Table I.
Qualitative assessment of different microarray platforms
Technology | Variable length oligos | Design flexibility | High density |
---|---|---|---|
Chromium masking (Affymetrix) | − | − | +++ |
Inkjet (Agilent) | − | +++ | + |
Long oligos (Robotic printer) | + | ++ | − |
CGH-MP (NimbleGen-Roche) | +++ | +++ | ++a |
One million feature arrays now available. The plus signs provide a qualitative assessment of the design features of these four microarray platforms.